demf :: Friday, may 25th, 2001 ::
Visited the Amsterdam lounge (in Windsor) last night,
sipping my vodca-7, and enjoying some pleasant tunes
by some Detroit/Windsor folks like Bill Van Loo (he
also has a track on Carl Craig's "All Access" compilation
via Planet E, check that one out), Chris Bissonnette et
al..Also met many folks from all over the globe such
as Holland, Australia, you name it.
After this event, someone mentioned that Derrick May
was in Windsor at this place called "Platinum" and by
this time it's already 2am. So i decide to go --Why not
see Derrick kick off the weekend? Instead of going to
my car, i check out Platinum.
Bottom line.. Derrick May didn't get on the boards until
about 5am, he was walking around the venue, and i even
had a chance to shake hands and share a few words, a really
nice fella!! I definitely was excited to meet "Mr. Innovator".
He played a solid solid solid set of straight detroit techno
and electro while the basslines bounced off everyone's chest.
What a night.
demf :: saturday, may 26th, 2001 ::
Had the opportunity (?) to see Autechre rip the systems last
night from 9 to 10pm. (Someone on Skam mixed beforehand
for about a half hour). They managed to completely tear through
everyone's ears with an hour's worth of inconsistent yet rhythmic
beats and heavy heavy basslines. This was my first time seeing
Ae live, and without earplugs too. I was glad to snap up a nice
black on gray Autechre tee-shirt. (Also picked up a black on grey
Plastikman T..)
While doing my rounds in the underground stage, i also met up
with ADULT. (Adam Miller and Nicole Kuperus of ERSATZ AUDIO
[www.ersatzaudio.com] --they're doing a live show on June 9th at
the Magic Stick in Detroit). We took a couple of snap shots while
I sported my NEO OUIJA tee-shirt.. Quite an interesting couple, so
this is when i plug their new album, "Resuscitation" ! Go buy it, or
be SIDE-SWIPED!
Also managed to catch a (peculiar) KIT CLAYTON set just before
AE hit the front stage. Kit and his assistant female companion
were hidden behind the stage, while everyone looked at an empty
front stage. A few friends of mine soon figured out that KIT was
actually behind the dance floor on two labtops wearing a RUN DMC
sweater. His assistant sat next to him with some very odd setup
of colored leaves. (She was messing about with the on-screen
video with a tee-pee styled setup connected to one of the laptops.
KIT CLAYTON managed to produced some distorted, stretched out
ambient dub chaos, while subtly inserting some fancy 4/4 beats layered
above the mess of melodies. He looked very concerned smoking and
drinking while noodling with the laptops. I have pictures of that
as well, and will scan in the next week..
demf :: sunday, may 27th, 2001 ::
Tons and tons of people pushing around to get to other stages,
mere inches from your body at every second. Tonight was jammed
packed, many folks dancing, many candy-ravers laughing and sucking
on strange plastic objects.. but i was there to see Kenny Larkin,
and he played a fine set packed with banging bass driven techno.
I didn't recall too many of the numbers, as i don't have much Kenny
Larkin material, but the light rain caused myself and my bro to
find shelter..
So we walked down to the "Underground" stage, and caught some
people break-dancing to PLASTIKMAN, loads of fun there? Well the
music was great nonetheless.
Overall this evening was "so-so". Not too great.. one of the main stages
hosted some acid-techno where 1000s of people were dancing about.
I just didn't quite grasp the fella blowing on his horn during the acid-techno
set.
demf :: monday, may 28th, 2001 ::
Tonight i thought to myself, "..should i go or shouldn't i go?" Inner
City, Juan Atkins and Derrick May trio to close off this festival could
not be bypassed, right? Well.. i missed Inner City's set (blame it on
the Windsor/Detroit tunnel access), i am sure it was decent, but i really
want to see Juan and Derrick kicking it all out. Juan hit the main stage
at around 9:15 fusing some classic classic Transmat and Metroplex
material for the entire croud.
1000s and 1000s of folks just dancing about to the lovely slow pulsing
electro grooves of Detroit. Juan was scheduled for an hour i believe, after
exactly one hour, a massive thunder storm decided to roll into hart plaza,
including hail as an additive.
Everyone immediately seeked shelter, as they torn down the stage, throwing
tarps on the speakers, and evacuating the area.
It was a SAD SAD display. Right when Derrick May was supposed to
get on board, the show gets CANCELLED.
So there i was drenched in water, but i did manage to meet an interesting
fellow. While watching Juan and tapping
my feet to the rhythms, i noticed a slim figure
to my immediate right. No hair
on this fellas head, and some slim-line glasses wrapped around his
ears. It was Mr. Ritchie of all people, standing right there (Plastikman). I
didn't have much to say, nor could we just talk (the music was peaking),
but i did congratulate him on a lovely piece in Urb. Managed to grab some
lovely stickers..
So folks.. DEMF RAINED OUT for Monday. No DERRICK MAY. But i am
still content, i managed to catch DERRICK play out in WINDSOR on
friday night, so all is complete.
Ciao until next year? I support Carl Craig.
Pietro.
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